Graduate profile:

The graduate of the 1st degree of the Business Economics and Management study program will acquire basic theoretical knowledge, practical skills and professional competencies in key areas of corporate economics, finance, financial and economic analysis of business, accounting, management, marketing, trade and human resources management, supplemented by basic knowledge in the field of macroeconomics, microeconomics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and law. The graduate understands the basic economic phenomena and processes at the macro and micro level and their impact on society in the broader national and international context. They can identify, classify, analyse and interpret economic data, using mathematical and statistical methods, the latest information and digital technologies and software tools. They have the ability to comprehensively solve problems, use creativity and apply the principles of critical thinking in evaluating economic data. They can make competent, ethical and socially responsible management decisions at lower and middle levels of corporate governance. They build emotional intelligence and intercultural competencies as well as personal and  social maturity. They become independent, responsible and are able to work in teams.

They can communicate, present and argue in at least one foreign language. The graduate will have created the prerequisites for further education to continue towards an engineering degree. They can succeed in the labour market in various specialized positions in companies and organizations of all sizes and in various sectors at both the national and international level. They also can implement their own business.

Learning objectives (student's abilities at the time of completion of the programme and the main learning outcomes)

The study program is designed so that the students acquire a comprehensive basis in the compulsory, practical subjects in the field of business economics, management, marketing, international trade, human resources, finance and accounting, preparing them for practice. The students acquire understanding and knowledge of broader abstract contexts in the compulsory subjects of macroeconomics, microeconomics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and law. There are also subjects that focus more on building specific skills and competencies. An example can be a compulsory subject of Business and e- space, which expands knowledge and develops abilities and skills in traditional business and, at the same time, responds to current dynamic trends related to digitization, online services or shared economy. Another example can be a compulsory elective subject of Socially Responsible Marketing, in which the student acquires an understanding of ethical, social and environmental contexts and their impact on the marketing practice of companies. Following the compulsory subjects, students then have an opportunity to focus more specifically on their preferences thanks to a wide range of compulsory elective subjects. Like the compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects are more practically oriented (e.g. Case Studies in Management, Calculations and Budgets, Database Systems) and at the same time subjects that develop students' knowledge in a broader context (e.g. International Economic Relations, Labour Law, Professional Ethics or Psychology). In addition, in each semester of their three years of study, students have the opportunity to develop language skills in their field in at least one foreign language, thus reflecting one of the priority requirements of practice. The individual subjects are designed to purposefully build and develop in students not only their professional knowledge and abilities, but also cross-sectional competencies, soft skills, digital competencies, critical and creative thinking and personal and character traits.

The learning objectives and outcomes are detailed according to the profile of the graduate in the structure of the profile subjects, which are knowledge (K), skills (S) and transferable competencies (TC). We can summarize them as follows:

The students will demonstrate that they have acquired cross-sectional structured knowledge in specific areas of economics and business management and can apply this knowledge in practice. The acquired knowledge corresponds to the current state of knowledge at home and abroad. The students are able to think in context and connect the acquired knowledge from various related scientific disciplines. As a result, they can comprehensively look at problems and solve them in a systematic way.

The students will acquire skills that enable them to actively obtain economic information and use it to solve problems in management practice of companies, especially at the level of lower and middle management. They will be able to solve practical tasks through knowledge and mastery of procedures, together with critical evaluation of their suitability and adequacy.

Thanks to the competencies acquired during the study, the student will be able to effectively solve problems and formulate data-based proposals for business practice. They can independently acquire, update and actively supplement this economic information and data. They will learn to think critically, work in a team and take responsibility for the team's results. They will be able to assess the proposed solution from a narrowly focused economic perspective, and, at the same time, take into account broader social, ethical or environmental implication. They will be able to clearly present these solutions, communicate with other entities and, if necessary, defend them with the help of quality and constructive arguments, not only in Slovak but also in a foreign language. They will have an ability to work in an intercultural environment, thanks to which they will be ready to work in international teams.

The presented study program Business Economics and Management, which equally covers both areas in its name, can be considered a universal study program, which provides graduates with a wide range of practical opportunities. An added value can be found in the possibility to complete the program either partially or fully in English (Business Economics and Management is identical to its Slovak version and has been offered in the English version since 2006). This opens up new opportunities for students in terms of internationalization and increases the availability of international experience during their studies, making them better prepared for the labour market, thus reflecting one of the key requirements of employers. The universality of the study program and the structure of its offerings also determine the scope of professions in which graduates can work in specialized and managerial positions of lower and middle management in a wide range of organizations in various industries. At the same time, they will gain the prerequisites to continue in the 2nd level of study or they can choose the path of starting their own business.

Specialist in the economics of business

Qualification code: U2411011-01030

SK ISCO-08: 2411011, level SKKR 6

Marketing manager

Qualification code: C1221002-00711

SK ISCO-08: 1221002, level SKKR 6

Personnel administration manager and employee relations manager

Qualification code: U1212005-01003

SK ISCO-08: 1212005, level SKKR 6

Accountant specialist

Qualification code: U2411002-01020

SK ISCO-08: 2411002, level SKKR 6

Specialist in marketing analysis and market research

Qualification code: SK ISCO-08: 2431001, level SKKR 6

Human Resources Specialist

SK ISCO-08: 2423001, level SKKR 6

In 2019, 76 graduates successfully completed their studies (in Slovak or English language) in the Business Economics and Management program (88 in 2018). Most students (87%) were continuing their studies (in the second degree). In 2018, 66% of students were continuing graduates. After graduation, 10% of graduates worked in a permanent employment or as a self-employed person (21% in 2018), none of them were unemployed (8% in 2018). The predominant jobs are in human resources executive level, accounting professionals and administrative assistants. Of the graduates of the academic year 2020/2021, 14% did not continue their studies at the Faculty of Economics, UMB.

Examples of successful graduates are listed on the Faculty's website (https://www.ef.umb.sk/index.asp?uid=1907) and also of the guaranteeing department (https://www.ef.umb.sk/index.asp ? uid = 1907). Successful graduates were also included among the stakeholders in order to use their experience to improve the design of the content of the study program and its outcomes.

Mgr. Barbora Gersberg, 2010 – Business Process Senior Consultant, SAP ARIBA

Bc. Zuzana Izáková, 2016 – SAP Logistics Consultant, DXC Technology Bratislava

Ing. Martin Šimon, 2017 – Audit Associate, PwC

Kvety.sk, Kriváň 351, 962 04 Kriváň

StudentMarketing, s.r.o., Jána Bottu 1, 974 01 Banská Bystrica

The aforementioned employers commented on the quality of the study program by preparing an evaluation report. These evaluation reports as well as the opinion of the person responsible for the study program on the incorporation of comments from stakeholders are annexed to the submitted accreditation file.

Other representatives of employers are members of the Council for Internal Quality Assurance System of EF and UMB and thus actively participate in the approval and improvement of the study program.

The rules for creating study plans in study programs are defined in UMB´s Study Regulations at https://bit.ly/3p2hFdm and in EF UMB´s Study Rules available at https://bit.ly/3Luf7he

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, the following rules were taken into account in the creation of the recommended study plan:

• credit evaluation of subjects is based on the time required of the student's work, usually in the range of 1800 hours per academic year in full-time study and usually 1440 hours per academic year in external form of study, including self-study and own creative activity, which represents an average of 30 hours / 1 credit
• the allocated credit grant reflects the time burden of the student required to obtain the prescribed learning outcomes
• time and content sequence of subjects in the recommended study plan is determined so that by completing it the student achieves the required knowledge, skills and competencies
• profile subjects are defined only from the group of compulsory or compulsory elective subjects
• the credits of profile subjects are generally higher than for non-profile subjects
• the share of credits for profile subjects is at least 1/2 of the total number of credits for compulsory subjects.

The recommended study plan is an annex to the internal accreditation file (https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/Et40T7PuMw1DtkABsCdV1TYBCxt8H_pXSSyzTZhWcyChbw?e=8EO2oG) and is also available in the Study Guide (https://bit.ly/3Hp0IQN) and in the Academic Information System (AIS).

The recommended study plan contains the names of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, credit grants for the subject, basic educational activities and their area in classes, recommended semester, student workload in classes and teachers of the subject.

Profile subjects are marked separately in the study plan. Learning outcomes of the course unit, rules of their evaluation, educational activities, teaching methods, syllabus, student workload are part of the information sheets of the course.

The study program Business Economics and Management with its content and structure of subjects focuses equally on both areas within the study field of Economics and Management. The study contains 25 compulsory subjects for 137 credits and 17 compulsory elective subjects for 28 credits. Within them there are 13 profile subjects (Business Economics 1, 2, Business and e-space, Financial and Economic Analysis of the Company, Corporate Finance, Calculations and Budgets, Sustainable Finance and Investment, Management, Human Resources Management, Case Studies in Management, International Trade, Marketing and Socially Responsible Marketing), which are linked to the outcomes of the creative activities of the five responsible persons providing the study program. Elective courses are worth 15 credits and the student chooses them from the offer of study programs of the Faculty of Economics and / or UMB for the given academic year. Due to the fact that this study program is offered in a full-fledged identical English version, the student of the Slovak program can also choose and complete some area-specific subjects in English. 

There are no prerequisites or co-requisites in the study plan of the Business Economics and Management study program. For each subject within the recommended study plan, the educational activities used (lecture, seminar) are determined, including their hourly allowance. Educational activities in all subjects are carried out by a combined method, which is also stated in the information sheets of individual subjects of the recommended study plan. A brief outline is a mandatory part of the information sheets of all subjects of the recommended study plan. The individual worksheets of the subjects state the student's workload and the share of individual activities (e.g., participation in direct teaching activities, work on seminar work, self-study, etc.) in the total student workload. The credit grants of the subjects reflect their complexity and the intensity / degree of the student's workload. It is listed for each subject in the recommended study plan. The information sheet of each subject identifies university teachers who are involved in providing the subject. Information about individual persons, including their contact details, is published on the website of the Faculty of Economics, UMB. The place of implementation of the study program Business Economics and Management is Banská Bystrica.

number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 137 (of which 10 are for BP defense)

number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 28

number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 15

number of credits for the final thesis and the defense of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 10

The rules for the verification of learning outcomes and student assessment, as well as the possibilities of corrective procedures are defined in the Study Rules of EF UMB, Art. 18 https://bit.ly/3Luf7he

Methods of verifying the achievement of the learning outcomes, criteria and conditions for completing the subject are listed in the information sheets of the subjects of the study program and communicated to students at the beginning of the semester. The results of verification and student assessment are published for the student in the academic information system. At the student's request, the teacher is obliged to provide the student with feedback on the assessment.

The possibilities of corrective actions against the evaluation are defined: in the Study Rules of EF UMB, Art. 18 https://bit.ly/3Luf7he and Directive on handling complaints (https://bit.ly/3shoA2J).

In addition, students can contact the study advisor, the head of the department or the vice-dean for studies, who are obliged to deal with each complaint.

The conditions for the recognition of a study or part of a study are defined in the EF UMB Study Rules, Art. 11 and Art. 27 https://bit.ly/3Luf7he

Along with the culture of quality at EF UMB, the life cycle of the study program as an educational service is limited by the standard period of study and is therefore included in the list of topics for the last academic year of the study. The list is given separately in the appendix as they are offered to the students (together) and also separately with the assignment to a specific tutor.

Rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defense and evaluation of final theses in the study programme

The rules concerning the final theses are defined in Directive no. 2/2021 Formatting final and habilitation theses (https://bit.ly/3BerKrM ) and in the Study Regulations of the EF UMB Art. 21 and Art. 22 https://bit.ly/3Luf7he . 

Information about the selection of theses and the defense of theses is available on the department's website from the period from January to June (selection of theses in the 1st year of study) and April to August (schedule, division and process of defending theses) - https://www.ef.umb.sk/index_e.asp?uid=1826 .

Opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility

Support for individual student mobility is one of UMB's strategic priorities in the field of internationalization. This priority is detailed in the document Strategy of Internationalization available at https://www.umb.sk/en/international/erasmus/ and in Directive no. 4/2019 on Erasmus+ mobilities at UMB (https://www.umb.sk/en/international/erasmus/erasmus-policy- statement.html). Information on mobility abroad is currently published on the EF UMB website https://www.ef.umb.sk/index_e.asp?uid=1548 in Slovak and English.

Rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences

Students are continuously acquainted with the principles and rules of adherence to academic ethics in the first year of study within the subjects Introduction to University Studies and Intellectual and Industrial Property Organization; in the assignment of seminar papers and projects; and within the seminars for the bachelor's thesis. Teachers thoroughly check the originality of the submitted seminar paper, study or project. In the Study Regulations of the EF UMB Art. 18, par. 9, fraud in the performance of a study obligation is considered a disciplinary offense. Disciplinary offenses are dealt with by the Disciplinary Committee of the EF UMB (https://bit.ly/3oJdVN0 ), its position and activities are regulated by the Disciplinary Rules of UMB in Banská Bystrica for students and the Rules of Procedure of UMB in Banská Bystrica for students https://bit.ly/31E2UEv . The Ethics Committee is established at UMB, which addresses issues and problems related to the observance of academic ethics by both employees and students. Relevant information related to the Ethics Committee and its scope is published on the university's website https://bit.ly/3oBITr0 . For students, the binding document is the Student Code of Ethics at UMB https://bit.ly/3EBcZ3t . At the same time, each student can complete online training in ethical decision- making in an online environment in accordance with the rules at UMB https://bit.ly/31KQ9Yg . The documents are published on the website of the faculty and the university.

Procedures applicable to students with special needs

The university and its components provide applicants and students with special needs with appropriate adaptations and support services and create an environment for equalizing opportunities to study at UMB. Procedures for applicants and students with special needs are given in the Study guide for students with special needs at UMB and other published instructions on the university webpage https://bit.ly/3dxWlFW. EF UMB has established the function of coordinator for work with students with special needs, who provides support to these students in their adaptation to the university environment as well as in solving various situations related to study https://bit.ly/3LsFggf .

Procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students

Procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students are defined in Directive on handling complaints (https://bit.ly/32VheJn).

The list of subjects and information sheets are attached to the application for accreditation of the study program.

The schedule of the academic year is available at the faculty webpage Schedule of Academic Year | Students | Faculty of Economics University of Matej Bel (umb.sk)

The current schedule is available via the academic information system AiS2.

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 974 01 Banská Bystrica

Deputy Head of Department

janka.taborecka@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11520

doc. Ing. Ľuboš Elexa, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

lubos.elexa@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Ľuboš Elexa, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11532

doc. Ing. Jana Marasová, PhD.

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 974 01 Banská Bystrica

jana.marasova@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Jana Marasová, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11215

doc. Ing. Martina Minárová, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

martina.minarova@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Martina Minárová, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11534

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 974 01 Banská Bystrica

janka.taborecka@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Janka Táborecká, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11520

doc. Ing. Miroslava Vinczeová, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

miroslava.vinczeova@umb.sk

doc. Ing. Miroslava Vinczeová, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11522

In addition to the internal accreditation file, the scientific and pedagogical characteristics are also published on the individual websites of the teachers and in the academic information system (AIS).

Elexa Ľuboš, doc. Ing., PhD. https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/EblQlyVP-JBIh5neDraSxl8BQw82hlau-ul8fZMLtpPjKQ?e=rW6ZXH

Marasová Jana, doc. Ing., PhD. https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/EVR9PcwO6xdLmS0Jo-XsJaEBqvgyzNAhaeC_NJs6DBw1TA?e=imNgfR

Minárová Martina, doc. Ing., PhD. https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/EaRcIILm63BKpW6MXjP2U1cB3ln2U2MGUs6fVKkYm8GORA?e=nt1JJX

Táborecká Janka, doc. Ing., PhD. https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/EayWUEUunV9HruQVcOA9AeUBcPZ2uIEzlKKZDcG2lErQ-w?e=b74RmO

Vinczeová Miroslava, doc. Ing., PhD. https://umbsk.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/VnutornySystemKvalityUMB/EcWNDsiZqedBgOGQAlLjuh4BjB0UzCE4GrXi4faZDRNLDg?e=hGQA7A

The list of teachers is an appendix to the internal accreditation file of the study program (Appendix 3 supplemented by a contact and the central staff register)

The list of supervisors of final theses is an appendix to the internal accreditation file of the study program together with an indication of the theses supervised by them.

In addition to the internal accreditation file, the scientific and pedagogical characteristics are also published on the individual websites of teachers

and in the academic information system (AIS).

Dáša Hanzalíková - stakeholder - student

Marianna Murínová - stakeholder - student

Ing. Ladislav Klement, PhD.

Department of Corporate Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, UMB,

Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

ladislav.klement.@umb.sk

Ing. Ladislav Klement, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11531

Teacher provides courses in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of study, which gives him direct contact with students. He is also available to students within the announced consultation hours published on the profile page, or by agreement via e-mail / online consultations. (https://www.ef.umb.sk/index.asp?uid=2017).

Study officer

Ing. Lucia Horvátová, lucia.horvatova@umb.sk, 048 446 6127

Jana Ďurdinová, jana.durdinova@umb.sk, +421 48 446 6124

Social Affairs Officer

Jana Lobbová, jana.lobbova@umb.sk, 048 446 1152

Coordinator for applicants and students with special needs

doc. Ing. Radoslav Kožiak, PhD., radoslav.koziak@umb.sk, 048 446 2014

International Relations Officer

Mgr. Viera Pavlovičová viera.pavlovicova@umb.sk, 048/446 6727

Mgr. Miroslav Murin - officer of the Institute of Automation and Communication (UMB ID office, helpdesk)

(miroslav.murin@umb.sk; preukazy@umb.sk; tel. no.: +421-48 4466812, 6758)

Ivana Kapustíková - manager, AIS administration officer, helpdesk (ivana.kapustikova@umb.sk ; tel. no .: + 421-48 4466213)

Ing. Pavol Lupták - Section of Computer and Communication Technology (e-mail accounts, LMS Moodle, helpdesk)

(pavol.luptak@umb.sk ; tel. no .: + 421-48 4462165)

Milan Lichý - ICT administrator, helpdesk (milan.lichy@umb.sk; tel. no.: +421-48 4462169)

Michal Kindl - ICT administrator, helpdesk (michal.kindl@umb.sk; tel. no.: +421-48 4462166)

Mgr. Jana Štefániková - International Cooperation and Lifelong Learning (jana.stefanikova@umb.sk; tel. no.: +421-48 4466412)

PhDr. Zuzana Osvaldová, PhD. - career guidance (zuzana.osvaldova@umb.sk; tel. no.: +421-48 4466227)

EF UMB is constantly striving to innovate and modernize the technical equipment in classrooms and auditoriums, as well as the equipment of employees.

It currently has a total of 410 desktop computers. Classrooms, lecture halls or seminar rooms and meeting rooms, which are used by teachers in their teaching, are equipped with 50 desktop computers. Students use 92 RDS clients in classrooms through which they connect to school servers and 87 computers in computer rooms. The rest of the desktops are used by employees in their offices.

The faculty also has approximately 200 laptops, which are primarily used by employees for work at home or during business trips, or some meeting rooms are equipped with laptops.

All lecture halls, classrooms and meeting rooms are equipped with video projection technology in the form of projectors (45 pcs.), TV (12 pcs.), 55 "and 65" touch screens (3 pcs.), interactive boards (3 pcs.), touch monitors for PCs in classrooms and lecture halls (15 pcs).

The classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and special seminar rooms are also equipped with video and audio devices that enable smooth online or hybrid teaching – video conference sets (7 in total), webcams (50 pcs), omnidirectional microphones (50 pcs).

At the same time, employees also have webcams, omnidirectional microphones or sets of headphones and a microphone in their offices, as well as graphics tablets with a stylus or tablets with pens.

The faculty has 8 computer rooms (7 in Banská Bystrica and 1 at IMS in Poprad), of which 3 are equipped with so-called RDS clients (a total of 92), through which students connect to the RDP Server and 5 computer rooms that are equipped with desktop computers (a total of 87 computers).

The students and staff of the faculty can also use remote access to UMB servers from their private desktops or laptops using an encrypted VPN (via RDP client on their PC they connect to the faculty RDS server) and thus have the opportunity to use the necessary software for distance learning unlimited.

The employees of the faculty have at their disposal 10 multifunctional large centrally managed printers with scanner and copier - in addition, they have a total of another 106 printers and multifunction devices (printer, scanner and copier).

All computers and laptops are connected to the Internet by cable. There are a total of 77 WiFi AP devices deployed at the faculty – 32 CISCO and 45 Ubiquiti, which are used by the staff and students in the process of education.

On the premises of the faculty, students can use a copy center, a self-study center for the study of foreign languages, a branch of the university library with a study room, which is supplemented by 2 other study rooms.

Characteristics of the study programme information management

All information about the study program, including information sheets of individual subjects, is available in the Academic Information System (AiS2). Basic information and the recommended study plans of individual study programs are available on the faculty's website and in the study guide. Course syllabi, criteria for obtaining credits and qualitative evaluation are part of the courses created for each subject within the e-learning portal LMS Moodle (LMS).

LMS is on the Moodle platform, and is intended as the primary tool for managing distance learning (materials, lectures, scripta, tasks, tests, deadlines, evaluations, etc.). Within the courses for individual subjects in LMS, students get all study materials necessary for successful completion and mastery of the subject.

Access to study literature according to Course information sheets, access to information databases and other information sources

In addition to the traditional print study materials available in the university library, students also have access to electronic book resources, scientific articles and other publications through the university library. From each school PC, it is possible to access 20 licensed databases of publications (e.g. ProQuest eBook Central, Emerald, Science Direct, Wiley Online Library or HST and other). Students also have access to the above- mentioned online databases from the comfort of their home via a VPN connection. Scientific monographs, textbooks and scripta of the faculty teachers are gradually digitized and available to students through the Virtual Study Room https://digitalnakniznica.cvtisr.sk/page/umb-digitalna- kniznica) and the UMB Repository ( https://bit.ly/3JjixRY )within the open access policy of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. UMB University Library has 5 study rooms, one self-study center, a department of absence lending and the Matej Bel training center. Students can use a self-study center directly at the Faculty of Economics where they have access to language and professional databases (https://kniznica.umb.sk/en/electronic-resources/databases/), 317 printed  professional  publications, encyclopedias and dictionaries, 8 computers with standard software with a webcam, headphones with a microphone with internet connection, TV, data projector, 1 multifunction device and WiFi. The Economic library provides students with absence and presence lending, user registration, counseling and bibliographic information, reprographic services, the possibility of returning the book through the bibliobox, 32 292 book documents and 37 titles of periodicals in the form of scientific and professional journals, daily press, weekly and monthly magazines.

Access to information technologies

The Faculty of Economics students have a rich and very flexible access to information technology. In case of technical problems with information systems, students and staff can contact the technical support page helpdesk.umb.sk (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/en) where they can find general information, instructions and procedures for user accounts, accounts Office 365, AiS2, LMS Moodle, internet connection and WiFi in the faculty and dormitories and student ID cards.

Schedules are available in AiS2, through which students apply for final and mid-term exams, receive mid-term and final assessments. Teachers communicate with students through student mailboxes, or through bulk e- mails via AiS2 or the respective course in LMS Moodle.

Each student and teacher has access to five Office 365 licenses via their student or employee university account (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerBI, Teams, Whteboard, and more).

Each department operates departmental sections on the faculty website, in which they inform students about important information, news, etc.

In addition to the applications available in Office 365 or MS Office 2016/2019, R and R-Studio, IBM SPSS 28 statistical software, SAP, Power BI, SQL, Inkscape are part of the software available to students in the educational process. CorelDRAW, 7Zip, WinRAR, JAVA, Adobe Reader (in some cases Adobe Acrobat Pro), QGIS, Notepad ++, Windows Explorer or Edge web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, IrfanView, VLC player,Total Commander, PC Translator, Abbyy Fine Reader or video recording software (in some classrooms it is Camtasia, in most cases Open Broadcaster Software) and other.

Characteristics and extent of distance education applied in the study programme with the assignment to courses Distance learning is delivered mainly through regular video conferencing online meetings according to the schedule for the semester through the MS Team application, which allows the use of audio lectures, document sharing, chatting, creating separate study groups. Each subject has a separate team created in the given semester, whose members are the teachers and students of the subject. Simultaneously with MS Teams, LMS Moodle is used as a tool for providing study materials in the form of study materials, lectures, assignments, data files, solutions and video presentations. LMS Moodle is also used for continuous and final submission of student assignments and providing control in the form of tests and providing feedback to students. In addition to MS Teams, teachers use Zoom or Google Meet or Cisco Webex in some cases. They have the opportunity to use an education license from Slido for better interaction of students in online teaching or obtaining feedback. In case students need special software installed in computer classrooms, they can use secure remote access to these computers via an encrypted VPN (via an RDP client on their PC they connect to RDS server) and thus have the opportunity to use the necessary software in distance learning without restrictions. Access, manuals of e-learning portals In the case of distance (or hybrid) learning, online teaching takes place through the MS Teams application all students will be gradually added to the subject team, to whom the teacher then gives online lectures, exercises, seminars, consultations, etc. Instructions for full-time teaching are available to students and teachers at Helpdesk.umb.sk (Slovak and English versions of support are available) (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/en) – the instructions also include videos (which are also available for teachers and students in the IT Services course in LMS (IT Services) in LMS https://lms.umb.sk/course/index.php?categoryid=183 or                 also                on               YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzjGZonsfzV7RTjvqlUizBMq8WeORF_ N). Students and staff can also contact ICT administrators at EF UMB (Administrators of IKT (umb.sk)) , who can also help them through remote access. Procedures for the transition from contact teaching to distance learning The transition from presence to distance learning can be done immediately thanks to the classrooms and lecture halls equipment with the necessary technology to enable the transmission of audio and video via the Internet. LMS Moodle courses are created for all subjects of the study program. The use of the portal by students and staff is governed by Directive No. 3/2016 on the use of e-learning at UMB, which is available at the beginning of the environment (https://lms.umb.sk/). Each student gets detailed instruction at the beginning of the study (1st year of study) in the use of e-learning support and other necessary tools and systems at the introductory meeting (https://youtu.be/Po6youDiKj4). In case of problems and questions, he/she can use additional consultation hours given by teachers. At the beginning of the semester, each teacher updates the course and sends students information about accesses (passwords). In addition to the syllabi and conditions for completing the course, the courses also include links to online lessons via MS Teams or ZOOM, videos of lectures with explanations, various assignments, support forums and discussions, surveys, study materials and other activities. Students can also be evaluated through the courses. If necessary (e.g. the current pandemic situation), i tis possible to move smoothly to the distance form of learning in all subjects of the study program, even in the case of presence teaching. 

• Customs office Banská Bystrica - participation in the educational process
• Continental Automotive - participation in the educational process, internship program, final theses
• DAVITAL, s.r.o. - participation in state exams
• IBM - participation in the educational process, bachelor theses, excursions
• Invelity - participation in the educational process
• KIA Motors Slovakia - participation in the educational process, internship program
• Kronospan - participation in the educational process, graduate program, excursions
• Martinus, s.r.o. - participation in the educational process
• R-DAS - cooperation on a joint research and development project
• SAP Slovakia s. r. o. - support of the educational process, training and courses
• SOFTIP - bachelor thesis
• Železiarne Podbrezová a. s. - participation in state exams, bachelor theses, scholarship program

UMB offers students rich opportunities for social sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities (brozury.umb.sk/books/ujid/). In the field of sports activities, it offers the opportunity to participate in several sports clubs (athletics club, women's basketball team, gymnastics club, hockey university team, mountain club, karate club, judo club). The sports club for all offers students the following physical activities: swimming pool, sports games - floorball, football, volleyball, fitness - gym, Power Zumba, Country dancing, jumping, classical and sports massage.

In the field of artistic performance, there are three artistic ensembles working directly at UMB: University Choir Mladosť (https://youtu.be/aIUOyNNf24s), University folklore ensemble Mladosť (https://youtu.be/fRZ9GYAj84k) and Chamber orchestra Mladosť (https://youtu.be/75FPEJynxSk). Students also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the UNIS student theater ensemble, the ensemble is open to students who have a relationship with the theater and want to be a part of it. The University Dance Center offers various dance classes for students (https://www.unidc.sk/mesto/banska-bystrica/).

UMB students can become participants in the International Duke of Edinburgh Award (https://youtu.be/BSy4TKWuD1I). It is a comprehensive development program that gives young people aged 14 to 24 a chance to develop their skills and character traits for real life, fulfill their potential and help them succeed in life. Students of our university can not only become participants in DofE, but can also be trained in the methodology of this program and become program leaders.

For leisure, the faculty offers several suitable spaces for students in its outdoor area (space for sitting on benches, in case of good weather directly on the grass). Directly in the faculty buildings there are 2 cafes, a chill out rest and relaxation zone, 2 respiria, within which students have access to a PC and the Internet and use them for project meetings, studies, etc. Then there is the Economic Library, the Self-study Center. Students and staff have a dining room, a buffet and several vending machines available directly at the faculty.

Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students regularly organized fun quizzes for students or Beánie (faculty student ball). In addition to the activities offered directly by the faculty and the university, the city of Banská Bystrica also provides rich opportunities for living, with which UMB actively cooperates and regularly informs students about the possibilities via social networks, the faculty website, e-mails and information boards on the faculty premises.

The possibilities and conditions of participation of students in mobility and internships are governed by Directive no. 4/2019 on Erasmus + mobilities at UMB https://www.umb.sk/en/international/erasmus/ and are published in a separate section of the faculty website https://www.ef.umb.sk/index_e.asp?uid=1548. Specifically, this is mobility within the Erasmus + program, as well as mobility within other schemes (for example through the SAIA). In addition to the possibility of studying, students are also offered the opportunity to participate in an internship. The call for mobility applications is published every year in the first half of the winter semester. Those interested in mobility submit an application form, cover letter, CV and proof of foreign language competence. Subsequently, a pre-selection of participants takes place, which consists of evaluation of the submitted documents and a personal interview (in presence or online form). The results of the pre-selections are announced to the students after the grant is awarded by the National Agency Erasmus +.

After the end of the mobility, the vice-dean for studies will confirm the recognition of ECTS credits obtained in the mobility on the basis of a confirmed statement of results (Transcript of records).

In addition to the possibility of studying, the study program students are also offered the opportunity to participate in an internship in Slovakia or abroad. Within the Erasmus + internship program, in which Matej Bel University is involved, the student can choose from a wide range of organizations on the website of the Faculty of Economics or contact a selected company or organization within EU countries. The current offer of internships is published on the faculty's website: https://bit.ly/3J38HDs

Applicants for study in the study program as a graduate of a secondary or secondary vocational school must be responsible, independent and have developed social competencies. They have basic knowledge of laws, principles, processes, standards and general concepts in a broader context, as well as a general awareness of society and international events. They must have a cultured personality, knowledgeable, understand and adhere to ethical standards and applicable legislation, is flexible, communicative and able to work independently as well as in a team. They have the basic general and professional knowledge that they acquired during previous studies, are able to apply them and are interested in further knowledge in the study area. They can identify problems, propose solutions, even in foreseeable changing conditions, or as alternatives in the event of unexpected changes. They know how to work with information, process it, select it and evaluate it, taking a critical attitude towards it and master information and communication technologies. They speak at least one foreign language at level B1.

The basic condition for admission to the 1st degree study is a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education completed by a high school diploma. Another condition is the successful completion of the entrance exam. The entrance exam consists of a written test in one foreign language and a written test in the basics of economics. The conditions of admission also set out the rules under which the candidate is exempted from the obligation to take the entrance examination. The conditions for admission to the bachelor's degree are published on the website https://bit.ly/3JlvWJb.

The admission procedure and conditions of admission are published in the document Possibilities and conditions of admission to study and the planned numbers of admitted applicants for the academic year 20xx / 20xx + 1 on the website: https://bit.ly/3GO5G8x.

The evaluation of tests is performed automatically by the TAP system - by scanning the answer sheets. The results are published for the applicants on the faculty's website on the day of the entrance examination. The admission committee decides on the admission of the applicant. Applicants who have met the conditions for admission to study are sent a decision on admission to study with other relevant documents. The results of the admission procedure are registered in the academic information system.

Due to the pandemic situation, in the academic year 2021/2022, students were admitted without taking an entrance examination. In 2020/2021, 41 students showed interest in studying in this study program, of which 26 students met the conditions for admission to study.

Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' opinions on the quality of the study program are defined in Directive 2/2022 Rules for evaluating the quality of education at the UMB in Banská Bystrica (https://bit.ly/3opb0ZR). Every year, the university conducts a sociological survey at the faculties focused on the evaluation of study programs, which is carried out after the completion of state exams by graduates of the 1st and 2nd degree. There are monitored the findings of a comprehensive view of the course of the entire study, the content of the study program and the conditions created for its delivery. The survey is carried out anonymously by filling in the survey card by students on the day of the state exam.

Another survey conducted at the university is focused on the evaluation of teachers. The aim of the survey is to obtain feedback from students on the quality of teaching by selected teachers, the way it is provided by the teacher, his/her approach to teaching and student evaluation. As part of the survey, students also have the opportunity to openly answer, where they can express their opinion of the teacher, his/her work, or state their dissatisfaction. The survey is anonymous and is done through the academic information system AiS2. Each teacher has access to the results of a survey concerning his/her person, the head of the department has access to the results of a survey of all employees of the department.

During the transition to the distance form of teaching, a survey was conducted after the end of the examination period in the winter and summer semesters through the SLIDO application, the aim of which was to find out students' opinions on the course of the distance teaching and identify problems related to the implementation of the distance teaching.

The results of student feedback are published on the faculty's website (https://bit.ly/3B99TCV). The results of the survey related to the evaluation of the quality of the study program are available to the head of the department providing the study program and are communicated in detail to the Dean's Collegium, where critical areas are identified and subsequently measures are taken for improvement from the faculty level and the respective department.

The results of the survey of evaluation of teachers by students, suggestions and comments of students are discussed after the evaluation of the survey in the Dean´s Board and Dean's Collegium. The head of the relevant workplaces and the evaluated employees are acquainted with the results of the evaluation of individual teachers.

In accordance with the directive 02/2022 Rules for the evaluation of the quality of education at UMB in Banská Bystrica (cmsFile.php (umb.sk)), the evaluation of the study program will be carried out by graduates who have passed and are within one year of completion of studies. The results of the survey will be available to those responsible for the study program and will be communicated in detail to the Dean's College, and on the basis of graduates' suggestions for the quality of the study program, improvement measures will be taken from the faculty level and the workplace level. The results of the last graduate feedback assessment are published on the faculty's website (https://bit.ly/35FV5zH).

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 Smernica č. 1/2021 Vytváranie, úprava a schvaľovanie študijných programov | Základné vnútorné predpisy VSK UMB | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

Study order https://bit.ly/3Luf7he

Scholarship order https://bit.ly/3uDHFyX

Disciplinary rules and rules of procedure of the disciplinary board https://bit.ly/3gkrH4d

Study guide  EF UMB | Sprievodca štúdiom

Accessible academic environment for students with special needs https://bit.ly/3LsFggf

Fees related to the study https://bit.ly/3rKvxKB

Student loans https://bit.ly/3gFm0xZ

Job offers https://bit.ly/3giRpGr Škola a prax – Facebook skupina

Eating EF UMB | Stravovanie

Accommodation https://bit.ly/3oD8oaQ

Sports activities brozury.umb.sk/books/ujid/

Anti-Drugs and counseling services https://poradenstvo.umb.sk/

Student organisations brozury.umb.sk/books/ujid/

Student card Preukazy UMB | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

Informations for applicants https://bit.ly/3sBAMv4

Alumni Klub EF UMB | Alumni klub UMB

Ethical management and code of ethics https://bit.ly/32Y5A0s https://bit.ly/3J1EWD4

Quality policy  Vnútorný systém zabezpečovania kvality | Základné vnútorné predpisy VSK | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici (umb.sk)

Student scientific conference https://bit.ly/3BcQZuA

Career centre https://bit.ly/368HGAz

Others References to other relevant regulations and information are given in the Internal Assessment Report.